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Kristina Clark
Annapolis,MD
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Summary
5+ years of experience working in the healthcare industry. Leveraging strong expertise in Medical Terminology, Anatomy & Physiology, Electronic Health Records (EHR), HIPAA compliance. ARDMS Registered Vascular Technologist with comprehensive experience in vascular ultrasound and physiologic testing. Additional experience as a Radiology PACS Administrator, including working directly with radiologists and imaging technologists and managing the Radiology PACS medical imaging database.
Overview
1
1
Certification
5
5
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work History
PACS Administrator
University of Maryland Medical System – Shore Regional Health and Baltimore Washington Medical Center
05.2024 - 05.2026
- Served as the primary clinical liaison between the Radiology department and the IT department to streamline PACS workflows
- Troubleshoot complex DICOM and HL7 interface issues
- Provide end-user PACS training and technical support for radiologists, imaging technologists, and physicians
- Coordinate software upgrades and downtime maintenance with IT and clinical teams and vendors, minimizing the downtime impact during critical clinical hours
- Manage and optimize the enterprise-wide PACS and RIS systems
- Communicated directly with imaging techs and radiologists to locate missing images/studies and technologist notes or make corrections as requested by the radiologists
- Assisted reading physicians and radiologists with accessing the PACS system and resolving login or image viewing issues
- Ensured accurate patient demographics and order matching before and after radiologist interpretation and resolved incorrect information
- Managed outside image electronic imports and CD/DVD image uploads into PACS from outside facilities, ensuring urgent prior exams were available for patient consultations and procedures
Registered Vascular Technologist
Baltimore Washington Medical Center and Baltimore Washington Health Services
11.2020 - 05.2024
- Fully competent in performing diagnostic vascular testing including carotid duplex, temporal artery duplex, upper and lower extremity venous duplex, upper and lower extremity arterial Doppler and duplex, arterial duplex of bypass grafts and stents, aorta-iliac duplex, aortic endograft duplex, IVC-iliac duplex, renal artery duplex, mesenteric artery duplex, hepatic-portal veins duplex, hemodialysis access duplex, vessel map for arteriovenous fistula creation, venous insufficiency duplex, upper and lower extremity vein mapping, thoracic outlet testing, lower extremity arterial Doppler exercise testing
- Able to work independently and as part of a team
- Order appropriate vascular ultrasound exams through Epic based on clinical assessment of patients and the ordering guidelines of the Vascular Lab
- Proficient using Parks, Phillips, and GE machines
- Experience using Epic, Carestream VueMotion PACS, and TigerConnect
- Communicate critical findings directly to the vascular provider or ordering physician
- Transcribe a preliminary report of findings for physician’s review and finalization
- Independently coordinate inpatient orders and prioritize accordingly
- Patient care including use of Hoyer lift and oxygen set up
- Keep lab rooms stocked and check expiration dates of supplies
- Assist vascular surgeons with ultrasound guided endovascular venous ablations and ultrasound guided pseudoaneurysm thrombin injections
- Travel weekly to work at satellite outpatient office
- Responsible for ordering supplies for the Vascular Imaging Lab through Henry Schein
- Participated in completing quality assurance for the Vascular Lab to maintain IAC accreditation
- Rotate through independently working at the cardiology office of Baltimore Washington Heart Associates to perform diagnostic vascular ultrasound testing for cardiology patients
- Volunteered to work the Community Wellness events at Baltimore Washington Medical Center performing carotid screenings
Education
Certificate - Vascular Sonography
UMBC Sonography Training Center
08.2019 - 10.2020
Associate of Applied Science -
Anne Arundel Community College
08.2013 - 08.2015
Certification
Registered Vascular Technologist - American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Timeline
PACS Administrator
University of Maryland Medical System – Shore Regional Health and Baltimore Washington Medical Center
05.2024 - 05.2026
Registered Vascular Technologist
Baltimore Washington Medical Center and Baltimore Washington Health Services
11.2020 - 05.2024
Certificate - Vascular Sonography
UMBC Sonography Training Center
08.2019 - 10.2020
Associate of Applied Science -
Anne Arundel Community College
08.2013 - 08.2015